Adam wentling



Patented Dec. 4, 1883.

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ADAM WENTLING, OF HIAWATHA, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF QNE-HALF TO 0. H.LAWRENCE, OF SAME PLACE.

TUG-SLIDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Batent N 0. 289,4fi'9, datedDecember 4, 1883.

' Application filed March 15', 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADAM WENTLING, of Hiawatha, in thecounty of Brownand State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Tng-Slides; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in theart to which 1t appertains to make andnse the same.v

- My invention relates to an improvement in harness; and it consists incertain features of construction and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter described, and pointed in the I 5 claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of aportion of a harness embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is a view inperspective of the billet-loop.

A is a tug-slide, preferably made of malleable cast-iron, and providedwith a slot, B, for the reception of the tug, and with eyes 0,

, for the attachment of the straps D and E, by

means of which it is secured to the saddle' I skirt F. The upper andlower ends of" the straps D are respectively passed through the buckle Gand the eye in the upper end of the tug-slide, the extreme ends of thestrap being held in place by means of the billet-loop H,

which is constructed as follows: The front portion of the billet-loop isconstructed with a rectangular slot or opening, a, within which isreceived the free end of the strap K, the upper end of the latter beingstitched to the sad- 3 5 dle-skirt, while its lower portion is securedtothe buckle G. The rear portion of the billetloop is provided with anopening, b, the rear wall of which is composed of the clasps c. To thecentral partition, d, are secured the rivets I, the latter being locatedso as to project within the slots 6, formed in the clasps. Theextremeends of the strap D are secured within the opening I), and secured bythe rivets I, and held against displacement by means of the clasps c.The upper end of the strap E is passed through the eye formed in thelower end of the tug slide, and then returned and stitched or otherwisesecured to a contiguous portion of the strap to form the loop shown.

The strap E is passed through the billet-loop L, which is of the sameconstruction as the billet-loop J, and is secured by its rivets to thelower end of the saddleskirt F, the belly-band (not herein shown) beingattached to the lower end of the said strap E. Thus it will be seen myarrangement the straps may be readily inserted beneath the clasps andover the rivets,

and when such straps are forced home upon the rivets they will be heldby the clasps.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The billet-loop provided with a body having a rectangular opening, a,and the riv- 7o ets I, and formed with the two oppositely-dis posedpairs of clasps a, each clasp being separated from its companion claspby a slot, e, whereby a strap may be inserted between the body andclasps and fixed upon the rivets without bending the clasps,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the billet-loop constructed with rectangularopening a, rivets I, two oppositely-disposed clasps, a, eachbeinglseparated from its companion clasp by a slot, 0, of the tug-slideA, buckle G, and straps K and D, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing 8 5 witnesses.

ADAM WENTLING. Witnesses:

A. R. MAY, SAML. WILSON.

